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Manager Nuno Espirito Santo slammed his 19th-placed team’s courage after their home humiliation against Brentford, which prepares for Friday’s trip to Leeds.Nuno saw his team humiliated by Brentford(Image: CameraSport, Getty Images)Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has urged West Ham to show a “different face” in Friday’s six-point relegation clash with Leeds after a disastrous home debut. However, the Portuguese coach admitted the team is “very” far from establishing an identity under his direction after three games without a win.Santo made five experimental changes to the squad and a further three at half-time, but the 19th-placed side were left in disarray and…
Gabby Logan is leading Amazon Prime’s coverage of Champions League matches this season. The broadcaster took on her latest assignment during what is already proving to be an exciting period, working alongside Gael Clichy, Theo Walcott and Clarence Seedorf for Arsenal’s game against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.After being appointed to replace Gary Lineker on Match of the Day alongside Kerry Cates and Mark Chapman, Rogan has been mostly on TV lately, having also fronted the BBC’s Women’s Rugby World Cup and UEFA Women’s Euro. Regarded as one of the most known, loved, and highly regarded…
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) – Nick Pope’s quick thinking led to an unusual assist from the Newcastle goalkeeper from a shot fired over the halfway line in the Champions League on Tuesday.In the 70th minute of a 3-0 win over Benfica, the England international held the ball after lofting a cross when he saw Newcastle substitute Harvey Barnes in space near the halfway line.Pope ran to the edge of the area and overarmed the ball into Benfica’s half and into the path of Barnes. Benfica defender Antonio Silva came out to cover but was unable to cut out the goalkeeper’s ambitious…
Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has become a target for Liverpool as the January transfer window approaches, leaving them in need of a long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah.Antoine Semenyo to star for Bournemouth (Image: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)Liverpool are reportedly considering signing Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo in the January transfer window amid concerns over Mohamed Salah’s poor form.Salah has been in poor form this season, scoring just three goals in 11 competitive games so far, and has not scored a non-penalty goal in a league match since the start of August. Liverpool’s losing streak extended to four games after…
Newly appointed Rangers manager Danny Rolle has dismissed suggestions he was not his first choice for the job after his approach to sign Steven Gerrard fell through, insisting the important thing is that he is now in charge. The search for Russell Martin’s replacement ended on Monday with the former Sheffield Wednesday manager appointed as head coach.Glasgow Titans’ long search for a new manager began following the rejection of Ibrox legend Gerrard, who won the title in 2020-21, and Shanghai Port manager Kevin Muscat, who withdrew his bid to take over at the weekend. Despite being removed from contention for…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Three Borussia Dortmund players were involved in a bizarre own goal in the team’s 4-2 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday.A fortuitous equalizing goal was awarded to Copenhagen from a corner kick when Dortmund were winning 1–0 in the first half.The ball was initially cleared by the defense, but Copenhagen forward Youssoufa Moukoko reached the ball inside the area and fired a low shot from near the penalty spot.The shot was saved by goalkeeper Gregor Korbel on the goal line, but the ball remained near the six-yard box and in the 33rd minute…
Fermin López scored a hat-trick and Marcus Rashold scored twice as Barcelona defeated Olympiakos 6-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday.When the Greek champions were reduced to 10 men in the second half following a controversial red card for Santiago Hetze, Barça made the most of their advantage and scored four goals to complete the rout.Fermin’s first career hat-trickIt was Lopez’s first career hat-trick, with Lamine Yamal also scoring from the penalty spot.Olympiakos had no reply when Hetze was shown a second yellow card in the 57th minute, although replays showed that Hetze did not appear to have made contact…
Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has been out for a month, but the right-back has returned to training and could still be fit for the Champions League game against Liverpool at Anfield.Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Real Madrid training(Image: Eurasia Sports Images, Getty Images)Xabi Alonso does not believe Trent Alexander-Arnold will recover from his injury in time for Real Madrid’s Champions League match against Juventus on Wednesday. The former Liverpool vice-captain returned to training ahead of the match, but had missed the past six games with a hamstring injury.In Tuesday’s pre-match press conference, Alonso confirmed he would provide a final fitness update…
Tommy Robinson played a role in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s decision not to request a ticket allocation for their next match against Aston Villa. The Premier League team has chosen not to sell tickets to Maccabi fans for next month’s Europa League match at Villa Park following police advice for safety reasons, sparking a backlash and accusations of anti-Semitism.Efforts have been made to find a solution for Maccabi fans to travel to Birmingham to watch their team play, but the presence of right-wing activist Robinson at an event attended by 1,000 people in Tel Aviv on Saturday night heightened fears that…
JTraveling to Europe for soccer is always a complicated process. Behind the fantasies of thousands of players who want to make more money, gain more visibility and be part of a big team is a person who has to adapt to a new culture, sometimes a language, and above all a different way of playing the sport. That’s what happened to Patrick Agyeman of the United States. Agyeman, 24, made a big breakthrough this year when he signed for English second division side Derby County. After building a good relationship with Charlotte in MLS, the striker decided to make a…